kjaro's review
4.0
eh... ich glaub nicht, dass das Issue One war, sondern eher so eine Leseprobe. Nichtsdestotrotz find ichs bisher sehr interessant. Das Querformat ist zwar ein wenig ungewohnt, aber hat nen schönen Effekt mit der Zeit. Plus ist der Zeichenstil halt irgendwie... keine Ahnung. Nicht ganz Saga-Stil, dafür sind die Farben zu muted und alles ist stilisierter, comicartiger. Aber ist wirklich schön gemacht. Ausserdem hörts mit nem Cliffhanger auf bei mir, was mich, als Marketingopfer, natürlich triggert.
orangerful's review
3.0
Free Comic Book Day first issue of a new series. I didn't realize half of the dialogue would be in Spanish, but I was feeling pretty good about my Duolingo obsession as I managed to translate it for myself and get the gist of each conversation. I might pick this up when it is a trade to see how it plays out. This really only gives you the most basic setup for the story and then it ends with an epic WTF cliffhanger.
arrkay's review
4.0
Got this at Free Comic Book Day and liked it a lot. My high school Spanish was enough to understand the Spanish dialog for the most part, and I used google translate for a few phrases. Note to other reviewers, it's pretty clear that you're meant to struggle with a language barrier in this story about border crossing... it's a feature not a bug.
koralis93's review
2.0
I probably would have enjoyed this way more if 1/3 of the story wasn't in Spanish and if it the layout was normal. Love the artwork though. I don't care enough to finish the series though.
natybee88's review
4.0
I'm super intrigued by the story, and the color work is awesome. It'll be fun to see where it goes next. This would be kind of a tough read for someone who has only a basic level understanding of Spanish.
anthroxagorus's review
4.0
Midtown comics had extra copies from FCBD so WOO HOO!
Instead of reading left to right, Barrier is formatted up-down the entire way through. While not the most conventional or effective way to format comic panels, there's some really cool things that are achieved with it. No spoilers but the ending makes me really want to track down a #2. If you're thinking "Oh boy, a political agenda..." be prepared for, well, OKAY THAT, but also... that something else *wink wink*
Instead of reading left to right, Barrier is formatted up-down the entire way through. While not the most conventional or effective way to format comic panels, there's some really cool things that are achieved with it. No spoilers but the ending makes me really want to track down a #2. If you're thinking "Oh boy, a political agenda..." be prepared for, well, OKAY THAT, but also... that something else *wink wink*
legs_mcgee's review
5.0
I'm always on the lookout for more work by Brian K. Vaughn! I picked up this issue asa free comic book day comic -- I adore the coloring on the front, and found myself pleasantly surprised by the unique page orientation for the comic. I hope the other issues continue to contain untranslated Spanish and English on various pages; it's a refreshing approach in a comic that gives space to both languages to exist parallel to one another.